New Whiskies From Redbreast, GlenDronach, & anCnoc20160217131722
New Whiskies From Redbreast, GlenDronach, & anCnoc
Mark GillespieFebruary 17, 2016An Cnoc, anCnoc, Billy Leighton, Billy Walker, Blas, Brendan Buckley, Bushmills, fashion, GlenDronach, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Knockdhu, Midleton, Patrick Grant, Redbreast, Scotch Whisky, Scots Gaelic, Single Pot Still, Steamship Collection, The Whisky Exchange, whiskey, whisky0 comments
February 17, 2016 – While coming too late for Valentine’s Day gifting to the passionate whisky lover, there have been several new whiskies...
Episode 426: May 25, 201320130525223410
Episode 426: May 25, 2013
Mark GillespieMay 25, 20131824 Series, Amber, An Cnoc, anCnoc, Andrew Nelstrop, Andrew Walker, Andy Watts, attorney general, auction, author, Barbara Townsend, Bill Ricker, Billy Stitchell, Bob Townsend, book, Bowmore, British, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Caol Ila, collecting, cooper, coronation, counterfeit, Creative Whisky Company, Devin Cross, English Whisky Company, Erik Burgess, Exclusive Malts, fake, Feis Ile, Fred Minnick, Gavin Smith, Glenrothes, gold, Great Britian, Harold Wilson, Highland Park, Iain MacArthur, Ileach, illustrator, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Ivo Fanotti, Jim Martin, Jim McEwan, John Major, Julia Nourney, Knockdhu, Kris Comstock, Lagavulin, Macallan, Malted Muse, Manse Brae, Margaret Thatcher, Master of Malt, McTears, Miner's Delight Inn, Murray McDavid, New Jersey, Nick Morgan, North British, Octomore, Peter Arkle, Port Charlotte, Prime Minister, Queen Elizabeth, Remy Cointreau, retirement, Rothes, Rothes House, Ruby, shortage, Sienna, Spirit of Toronto, weather, Wyoming1 comment
The annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music gets underway this weekend, and they’ll be celebrating more than just whisky on Islay this week. B...
anCnoc & Peter Arkle Team Up for Third Whisky Release20130521151408
anCnoc & Peter Arkle Team Up for Third Whisky Release
Mark GillespieMay 21, 2013An Cnoc, anCnoc, contest, illustration, Inver House, Knockdhu, Peter Arkle0 comments
May 21, 2013 – Scottish illustrator Peter Arkle’s third single malt in his collaboration with anCnoc features another aspect of the distil...
Episode 410: February 2, 201320130201215918
Episode 410: February 2, 2013
Mark GillespieFebruary 1, 2013ALS, An Cnoc, Andrew Ferguson, Auchentoshan, awards, Balvenie, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Blue Hanger, Boutique, Brown-Forman, Calgary, charity, Chris Goins, David Stewart, entertaining, Evan Williams, Gehrig, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, Heritage, John Hansell, John Laun, Kensington Wine Market, Knappogue Castle, Knockdhu, Lagavulin, Lorne Cousins, Master of Malt, Mike Veach, Millstone, Parker Beam, party, Shane Fraser, Super Bowl, Thurso, Tim Laird, Tom Diana, Twin Wood, Whisky Advocate, William Grant & Sons, Wolfburn0 comments
It’s hard to keep things quiet in the close-knit Scotch Whisky industry, but that’s exactly what the owners of the new Wolfburn Distillery...
An Cnoc Adds 22 Year Old to Core Range20130131004623
An Cnoc Adds 22 Year Old to Core Range
An Cnoc is adding a new 22-year-old expression to its core range of Highland Single Malts distilled at Knockdhu Distillery near Huntly in Aberdeenshir...
Episode 388: September 15, 201220120915200642
Episode 388: September 15, 2012
Mark GillespieSeptember 15, 2012Alan Walker, Alltech, Amarone, An Cnoc, Arran, Bardstown, biofuel, Birthday Bourbon, Bob Lekan, Bowmore, Brian Glenn, Brown-Forman, Bw1, Carlow, craft distilling, Crown Royal, Darren Phelan, Diageo, Elements, environment, family, finish, fungus, George Garvin Brown, Greg Fischer, Heaven Hill, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jim Rutledge, Jimmy Russell, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kevin Smith, lawsuit, Lexington, Limestone Branch, Linda Harrison, Manitoba, Marcus Wright, Mark Hoffman, Mark Metzger, Master of Malt, Matt Wooler, moonshine, Old Forester, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pearse Lyons, Peter Arkle, Redbreast, Silver Trail, single cask, Spencer Balentine, Steve Beam, tourism, Town Branch, visitors, Whisky Exchange, Wilson & Morgan0 comments
This weekend, I’m in Bardstown for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. There’s a legitimate claim that this could be the world’s l...
Episode 375: June 24, 201220120624100957
Episode 375: June 24, 2012
Mark GillespieJune 24, 2012An Cnoc, Andrew Mackay, Ardbeg, auction, blend, Bonhams, Canada, Canadian, Crown Royal, Diageo, distillery, Edrington, Glenglassaugh, Gordon Bruce, Highland, Knockdhu, LaSalle, Legionnaire's Disease, Los Angeles Whisky Society, North British, Scotch, Scotland, Single Cask Nation, single malt, Tobermory, Waterloo, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Crown Royal master blender Andrew Mackay didn’t have to look far when it came time to create a successor to the original Crown Royal XR, which u...
Episode 370: May 20, 201220120520003428
Episode 370: May 20, 2012
Mark GillespieMay 20, 20121964, An Cnoc, Ardbeg, Belfast, blending lab, blog, Bourbon, Bowmore, chefs, competition, cooking, Dave Martin, Dram Therapy, Elijah Craig, Feis Ile, Glasgow, Glenfarclas, Iain McCallum, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Kentucky, Laphroaig, photography, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Scotch, Scotland, Scottish Field, whiskey, whisky0 comments
1964 was an iconic year at Scotland’s Bowmore Distillery, though that fact wouldn’t be known for decades. The casks laid down that year pr...
Episode 366: April 21, 201220120421212649
Episode 366: April 21, 2012
Mark GillespieApril 21, 2012An Cnoc, Arran, Beam, Bourbon, Bowmore, Cooley, craft distilling, Dave Pickerell, English Whisky Company, Glen Grant, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Ireland, Irish, Kentucky, Kings County Distillery, Maker's Mark, Pappy Van Winkle, Queen Elizabeth, single malt, Slane Castle, Speyburn, Springbank, whiskey, whisky0 comments
Dave Pickerell left Maker’s Mark as Master Distiller four years ago, and since then, he’s been one of the leaders of the craft distilling ...
Episode 359: March 4, 201220120304010247
Episode 359: March 4, 2012
Mark GillespieMarch 4, 2012An Cnoc, Bill Samuels Jr., Bourbon, Bushmills, Canadian Club, Dan Tullio, distillery, Filson, history, Ian Logan, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Knob Creek, Michael Veach, Park Avenue Liquor Shop, Scotch, Scotland, whiskey, whisky, Wild Turkey0 comments
Time to shatter some long-cherished myths and legends about Bourbon, and Michael Veach will serve as our myth-buster this week. He’s the Bourbon...